Umbrella-support for bicycles



(No Model.)

T. N. HEANEY.

, UMBRELLA SUPPORT FOR BIGYGLES. No. 508,418. Patented Nov. 14, 1893.-

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THOMAS N. HEANEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

UMBRELLA-SUPPORT FOR BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,418 dated November14, 1893. Application filed September 1, 1892. Serial No. 444,807. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

.Be it known that I, THOMAS N. HEANEY,of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Umbrella-Supports for Bicycles; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide, for the handle bars ofbicycles, tricycles and the like, an umbrella support constructed toadmit of the tilting of the umbrella standard toward the front or rearor to either side, in order that the rider may be at all times protectedfrom the suns rays.

My invention consists in certain peculiar and novel features ofconstruction and arrangement, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 illustrates, principally in sideelevation, and partly in transverse vertical section the head andhandlebar of a bicycle and the umbrella and its supporting bracket. Fig.2 is principally a plan view of the bracket,-the umbrella standard andlocking lever, the view being partly in section on line 2-2 of Fig. 3.Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the bracket. Fig. 4is a vertical sectionthereof taken on the line 44 of Fig-2. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectionalView illustrating in detail the construction of the umbrella stick andrunner the umbrella being open. Fig. 6 is a similar view showing theparts in closed position. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the bracket anda portion of the standard, the dotted lines indicating the standardadjusted to another position.

In said drawings, A designates a bracket which is clamped tightly to thehandle barB of the bicycle, and O designates an umbrella standard whichis secured adjustably in the outer or free end of the said bracket. ThebracketA is composed of two members A and A connected together to form aclamp and having in their inner or meetingfaces transversesemi-cylindric recesses a and a to re ceive the handle bar B, upon whichthe bracket A is clamped. As illustrated, the connection between themembers A and A comprises an undercut recess a formed in the member A ofthe bracket to receive projecting lugs a formed on the member A, saidlugs or recesses constituting a separable interlocking joint, but itwill be understood that a non-separable connection may be used to unitethese parts, thus avoidin liability of the loss of one of the members ofthe bracket. The outer or free ends of these members A and A ofthebracket A are connected bya clamp screw or screws A which passthrough an opening in the member A and engage a tapped hole in themember A .(see Fig. 4), thus enabling said members A and A to be tightlyclamped upon the handle bar.

The forward end of the bracket A is con-, structed in the form of ahorizontal loop, the vertical opening a therein beingshaped to receivethe clamping devices which secure the standard 0 in a desired position.At opposite sides ofthe opening a, near one end, are inwardly projectingvertical guide ribs or lugs a adapted to enter opposite sidesof ananriular grooved formed in the periphery of an abutment block D which islocated in said opening a. This abutment block D is of approximatelysemispherical form,its inner end being provided centrally with a cone-shapedsocket d to receive a correspondingly shaped spur a projecting from thefront end of the memher A of the bracket, as best illustrated in Figs.2, 3 and 4. The engagement. of the coneshaped spur a with the socket dinsures the abutment-block D against vertical displacement, whilepermitting free axial movement thereof; endwise movement of theabutmentblock being prevented by the engagement of the guide lugs a withthe annular groove 01 therein. The forward, or outer face of the block Dis provided with a V-shaped groove (1 to afford an efiective grip on theumbrella standard 0 and prevent accidental sidewise shifting thereof.

A lever E is pivoted withinthe front part of the opening a of thebracket A opposite the abutment block D, the head E or pivoted end ofthe lever being enlarged and forming on one face e a cam designedtoforce the standard O tightly within the V-shaped groove d of the blockD upon a proper movement of the lever E. As shown, the pivoted end-ofthis lever E is enlarged and provided at opposite sides with sockets eto receive pivots cflprojecting Within the opening a, one of said pivotsa having the form of a screw and being seated in a tapped. hole in theside of the loop of the bracket A. It willbe understood, however, thatwhile this is regarded as a desirable construction the lever may bepivoted on a single pin passing completely through said lever and bothsides of the loop of the bracket. It is important, however, in any eventthat the cam-shaped face e of the head E of the lever be of considerablebreadth in order to bear squarely upon the standard C whatever may bethe position of adjustment of the standard.

The standard 0 may consist of an integral inverted L-shaped red, asshown, or be made in two sections connected by any usual ad justablecoupling, in order that the vertical and horizontal parts a and c of thestandard may be folded together for storage or transportation.

The umbrella staff or stick F is provided at its upper end or tip, abovethe ribs, with a socket f to receive the horizontal portion 0 of thestandard, and a set screw f to clamp said standard within the socket.The lower part of the stick F, which is, as shown, quite short, isprovided near its extremity with a projecting lug or pin f and therunner G is tubular and is provided at its upper end with an L- shapedor bayonet slot g to receive the lug or pin f and to interlock therewithby partially rotating the runner Grand causing the pin f to enter thehorizontal part of the L-shaped slot therein; said stick and runner, inother words, being connected by what is known as a bayonet joint.

To afford free rotation to the runner G, in order that it may be lockedto the stick F, the lower ends of the rib braces are pivoted to a sleeveG which is mounted loosely upon the runner, said runner being providedwith a flange g and a collar g to prevent endwise movement of the sleeveG thereon. The lower end of the runner is desirably provided with acrossbar G2 to enable the user to rotate the runner easily inlocking itto and unlocking it from the stick F.

What I claim is 1. An umbrella support for bicycles and the like,consisting of a bracket provided with a two-part clamp for engagementwith a handle bar, and with a standard clamp comprising an abutmentblock revolubly mounted on the bracket, and acam pivoted to said bracketopposite the face of the revoluble abutment block, substantially asdescribed.

2. An umbrella support for bicycles and the like consisting of atwo-part bracket the members of which are connected to form a haudle barclamp, said bracket having at one end a loop or opening in which issecured a revoluble abutment block, and a cam opposite said abutmentblock, substantially as described.

3. An umbrella support for bicycles and the like, consisting of abracket provided with a clamp for adj ustably securing the bracket upona handle bar or other similar part, with a clamp for an umbrellastandard, comprising a revoluble block admitting of the lateralinclination of the standard, said block being provided with a groove toreceive the standard, and a cam-lever opposite the abutment blocksubstantially as described.

4. An umbrella support for bicycles and the like consisting of a bracketprovided at one end with a clamp to grasp a handle bar, the other end ofsaid bracket having a loop or opening provided with inwardly projectingguide lugs, a revoluble abutment block mounted in said opening andhaving an annular groove to receivethe guide lugs, means to prevent thevertical displacement of the abutment block, and a cam pivoted oppositethe face of said abutment block, substantially as described.

5. An umbrella support for bicycles consisting of a bracket provided atone end with a two-part clamp to grasp a handle bar, one of said partshaving a projecting spur, said bracket having at the other end astandard clamp consisting of a loop, a block revolubly mounted in theopening of said loop and provided at one end with a conical socket toreceive the spur of thehandle bar clamp, means to prevent the endwisemovemeutof the abutment block, and a cam pivoted opposite the face ofsaid abutment block, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I aflix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS N. HEANEY.

Witnesses:

G. CLARENCE POOLE, G. W. HIGGINS, Jr.

